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• Hiring Managers Slow to Accept Online Degrees

  Well now, this is kind of scary… While employers and hiring managers are seeing more job applicants with online degrees these days, they’re not exactly clamoring to hire them. According to Vault.com’s 2008 Online Degrees Survey , while 49% of those who Read More... Posted Monday, July 28, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Continuing Education, Current Affairs, Employment Trends, Job Hunting, School

• Hot Fields' Lower Salaries Leave Candidates Cold

  We've talked periodically about the impact that the economy's downturn is having on the job market. Last week, in the new Outside Voices blog that recruitment guru Joel Cheesman is writing for U.S. News and World Report, the topic is compensation in traditionally Read More... Posted Monday, May 26, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Compensation, Current Affairs, Employment Trends, HR Issues, Job Hunting

• Did Your Interview Questions Break the Law?

  My friend Chris Russell over at Secrets of the Job Hunt reported on a recent study by global HR consulting firm Development Dimensions International and Monster that examined the most inappropriate questions job seekers have been asked during an interview. Read More... Posted Friday, February 08, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Communication, Current Affairs, Employment Trends, HR Issues, Job Hunting, Management, People Skills, Troubleshooting

• Intriguing Career Trends for 2008

  Everyone has been buzzing about the different careers featured in U.S. News and World Report’s Best Careers of 2008 piece. Since I’m going to be doing my fair share of talking about cool jobs come the spring , I thought I would highlight some of the more Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 02, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Career Change, Current Affairs, Discovering Your Passion, Employment Trends, Handy Resources, Job Hunting, News and Politics

• Job Help for Young Iraq Veterans

  Thanks to my fellow career blogger, Anita Bruzzese , for calling my attention to the important issue of the unemployment and underemployment of recently-discharged Iraq war veterans. When a person joins the military, says the website HireAHero.com , there Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 10, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Entry Level, Current Affairs, Employment Trends, Handy Resources, Job Hunting, Networking

• CollegeRecruiter.com Blogswap: Everyone Loves a Free Lunch

  Over the next few months, we’re going to be doing a blogswap with CollegeRecruiter.com . This means that while I will still continue to post several times a week, you will also be treated to the wise musings of guest career bloggers. We’re kicking things Read More... Posted Tuesday, November 21, 2006 7:30 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Current Affairs, Business, Job Hunting, Personal Development, Work

• The Brainy City Debate

  CNN Money reports that the U.S. Census Bureau has released a list of the “brainiest cities in America” based on education rankings. If you equate education with intelligence, then the smartest city in the United States is Seattle - 52.7 percent of its Read More... Posted Sunday, September 03, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Continuing Education, Current Affairs, Employment Trends, Job Hunting